USAF Thor Delta B Relay 2

Name: USAF Thor Delta B Relay 2
Start: 1964-01-21T21:14:59.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta B

Status

Success

Date

21 JAN 1964

21:14

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Relay 2, although principally a communications satellite, carried particle experiments designed to map the trapped radiation belt.

Rocket

Thor Delta B

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

51 T

Thrust

667 kN